27 unusual alcohol gifts that’ll bring the merry to your Christmas

If you know a car lover or simply a fan of novelty bottles, ENGINE will tick all those boxes. Made in Italy, ENGINE has a distinct flavour of balsamic, juniper, fresh notes of lemon peel and the intense aroma of sage, all against an elegant floral background. Its eye-catching fuel can-esque bottle is made of recycled aluminium, so it's eco-friendly too.

An espresso martini is a cult favourite drink all year round, so what better gift to give the coffee lover in your life than an espresso martini with a modern twist? Mixing salted caramel with coffee, Funkin's Salted Caramel Espresso is also reasonably priced, coming in at under £10!

Treat them to a delicious bottle of The Salford Honey Rum. It’s made with a single-origin pot and column distilled rum that is blended and bottled less than two miles from Salford docks, with real Salford honey. Its sweet tastes of honeycomb, caramel and butterscotch with floral top notes and smooth rum flavour will have you coming back for more each time.

Get into the Christmas spirit with this festive-flavoured apple pie gin. Highly rated at the Bottle Club, Apple Pie Gin is your slice of homemade heaven in a bottle, ready for you to enjoy with friends or curled up on the sofa. Why not give it a try?

You can guarantee the perfect gift in time for Christmas with these postbox cocktails from NIO. Their range of Christmas cocktails comes in flavours Spiced Negroni, Winter Sidecar, Christmas Margarita, Apple Rum Punch, Christmas in Manhattan and Snow Daiquiri. Packaged in flat-pack boxes, simply cut off the corner to pour and enjoy.

Perfect for posting to far-away friends and family, this selection box of Cooper King gin is ultimately more fun than your usual selection box of chocolate bars. Beautifully packaged and delicious to boot, the ideal present for gin lovers who want something extra special this Christmas.

If you've heard of Firebox, you'll know that the brand has tonnes of unusual alcohol gifts to enjoy, and this is one of them. The popular Flamingo Tears Gin combines flavours of bittersweet citrus blended with crisp and dry juniper aromas to make a grapefruit-flavoured gin. It's all presented in a beautiful, unique bottle.

The Sixpence Pud Christmas Pudding Gin Liqueur looks good enough to eat, and it's the perfect gift for a Christmas host this festive season. It has an unforgettable festive flavour, exploding with notes of apple, winter spices, candied fruit, vanilla and caramel.

Festive fizz doesn't come more stylish than this. The brand was founded in 2020 by the supermodel sisters, who wanted to create a premium Prosecco product that could rival Champagne at the Christmas table. It comes in a slick, black, presentation box, is 100% vegan, and is pretty darn drinkable to boot.

For the chocolate lovers in your life this Christmas, you can't go wrong with Mozart chocolate liqueur. For those cold winter nights, add it to a hot chocolate or have it as a Christmas Day tipple on its own.

One thing about Gordon Ramsay is that he knows his stuff when it comes to food, and he clearly knows his stuff when it comes to drink too as he has partnered up with Eden Mill to make Ramsay's Gin. The gin is made using Scottish coastal botanicals and is a great gift for anyone who fancies themselves as a food and drink connoisseur.

The first sip is with the eye, and this is a seriously nice-looking bottle. It does good as well as looking good and is the world's first farm-to-table Irish cream liqueur. Move over, Baileys, tbh.

Whisky and coke are a match made in mixing heaven and now, thanks to Glenmorangie, you don't have to worry about wasting your nice on-the-rocks whiskies in your glass of cola, only for them to get lost in the sweet fizz. Yep, that's right, Glenmorangie X is the high-end whisky you've been looking for, only it's been designed for mixing. But how, you ask? Well, the jist of the matter is that this addition to the Glenmorangie family is ever-so-slightly sweeter than its single malt siblings and so it won't go unnoticed when mixed with your favourite ginger beer, juice or cola.

Vodka and Yorkshire aren't two things we'd automatically put together, but chuffin' heck, this works. A classic martini made with this good stuff will class up any Christmas or New Year affair or, if you must give it away, the presentation tube is so nice you probably don't even need to wrap it.

Coole Swan combines Single-Malt Irish Whiskey, Belgian White Chocolate and Fresh Irish Cream, making it a great gift for any chocolate lovers this Christmas. Serve neat or over ice, but always chilled.

A great gift for fans of Baileys who want something a bit fancier this Christmas. This cream liqueur from Finland is made using local milk as well as Kyro's very own rye whiskey, meaning that even if your loved one can't make it abroad this Christmas, their tastebuds can. All this talk of dairy may be scaring off those with lactose intolerance, but fear not - Kyro Dairy Cream is a lactose-free liqueur.

They'll be over the moon with this Jaffa Cake Rum, a fun and funky gift to tantalise their tastebuds over the festive season. Jaffa Cake Rum is made with actual Jaffa Cakes to give it an authentic flavour, alongside oranges, fresh orange peel and cocoa powder - all blended with Caribbean rum.

Does your loved one always have their G+T with a slice of lemon? Why not cut out the middle man and give them a bottle of Sipsmith's Lemon Drizzle Gin this Christmas? Sipsmith has ingeniously bottled one of Britain's favourite bakes, replicating the taste of Lemon Drizzle cake with this gin. The recipe was meticulously crafted by Master Distiller Jared Brown and Head Distiller Ollie Kitson, who combined various forms of lemon flavourings.

Respirited is bottled in recycled glass, uses a sustainable cork, compostable capsule and the label is printed on recycled paper. It tastes great, too.

This Hotel Chocolat gift set is the perfect choice for those who have a sweet tooth. Treat your loved one to a bottle of Velvetised Chocolate Cream, a decadent mix of chocolate, cream and vodka. The chocolatey tipple can be incorporated into a cocktail recipe, served neat over ice or even stirred into a delicious hot chocolate. The set also includes a packet of chocolate macarons for the ultimate treat.

A fun gift for ale lovers, this Golden Premium ale was brewed in the heart of the Staffordshire moorlands. The set includes a retro glass tankard.

Treat your loved one to wine and chocolate this Christmas with this gift box from Marks and Spencer. They'll open a smart wooden gift box to find a bottle of full-bodied Collection Susana Balbo Malbec, Marc de Champagne truffles and a bar of dark milk chocolate.

This fun cracker is the perfect way to create a refreshing tequila Mexican lime spritz. The festively packaged gift includes a bottle of Vivir tequila and a can of Fever-Tree Mexican lime soda.

Get ready for some serious brownie points, this box of six cocktails looks stylish and the drinks are lush. White Christmas, a vegan, creamy cocktail, is our particular fave and the Gingerbread Espresso Martini comes with gold coffee beans to use as garnish. Fancy.

For the spicy marg lover in your life, this pre-mixed bottled will put a pep in their step and look seriously cool in their drinks cabinet too. It's vegan and gluten-free to boot.

Show them you care well beyond Christmas with a monthly gin (or rum) subscription. Each box contains a 70cl bottle of spirits, tonics, mixers, cocktail ingredients, snacks and a club magazine. Dry January? Who is she?

Red wine isn't that unusual, it's true, but we've never known one that's delivered by Amazon before. Perfect for gifts across the miles and / or if you're gifting a little last minute.

Unite their love of fast cars and tasty gin with this unusual spirit from James May of Top Gear fame. It's both floral and spicy, and tastes great when made into an Asian Collins.